Nvidia ConnectX-6 Dx MCX623432AE-ADAB - Linux Driver Installation; Prerequisites; Downloading NVIDIA OFED

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pnputil -I -a <Driver_Folder>\mlx5.inf
Linux Driver Installation
This section describes how to install and test the NVIDIA OFED for Linux package on a single server
with aNVIDIAConnectX-6 Dx adapter card installed.
Prerequisites
Requirements Description
Platforms
A server platform with ConnectX®-6 Dx (EN) (firmware: fw-
ConnectX6 Dx)
Required Disk Space for Installation 1GB
Device ID For the latest list of device IDs, please visit theNVIDIA
website athttp://www.nvidia.com/page/
firmware_HCA_FW_identification.
Operating System Linux operating system.
For the list of supported operating system distributions and
kernels, please refer to the NVIDIAOFED Release Notes
file.
InstallerPrivileges The installation requires administrator (root) privileges on
the target machine.
DownloadingNVIDIA OFED
Verify that the system has a NVIDIAnetwork adapter installed.
The following example shows a system with an installed NVIDIA adapter card:
# lspci -v | grep Mellanox
86:00.0 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
86:00.1 Network controller [0207]: Mellanox Technologies Family
Subsystem: Mellanox Technologies Device 0014
Download the ISO image to your host.
The image’s name has the formatMLNX_OFED_LINUX-<ver>-<OS label><CPU arch>.iso.
You can download and install the latest OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software
package available via the NVIDIA website athttp://www.nvidia.com> Products > Software >
Ethernet Drivers > Linux SW/Drivers > Download..
Scroll down to the Download wizard, and click the Download tab.
When upgrading the driver on a server where the remote connection was done over NVIDIA
device, there will be a loss of connectivity. To upgrade, it is recommended to run a script
that will execute all the required upgrade commands.
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